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Think reading means you re smart? Think again
We tend to think that reading is a sign of intelligence, that we’re improved by it. But are our assumptions well-founded? Not really, according to an array of literary front-runners including Fran Lebowitz and Nick Hornby. Writer Barbara Nichol explores the assumptions we have about reading, readers and books in a three-part IDEAS series.
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Posted: May 13, 2020 6:03 PM ET | Last Updated: April 30
I have a love of the book, Fran Lebowitz tells IDEAS. The author, humorist, essayist, and lecturer is best known for her early best-selling collections of comic essays: Metropolitan Life and Social Studies. (Brigitte Lacombe) ....

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